Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said he opposes efforts by GOP members of Congress to contest the electoral votes that will be counted in a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Ryan condemned the planned effort, implying the action undermines the rule of law. “Under our system, voters determine the president, and this self-governance cannot sustain itself if the whims of Congress replace the will of the people,” Ryan said in a Jan. 3 statement. “It is difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act than a federal intervention to overturn the results of state-certified elections and disenfranchise millions of Americans.” The former speaker’s statement comes in response to news that dozens of House members and at least a dozen senators will object during the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, with Vice President Mike Pence presiding over the proceedings. Since the Nov. 3 election, …